The American Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, arrived this Friday (3) in Tel Aviv for a brief official visit, the third he has made in the country since the start of the war against the terrorist group Hamas, on October 7, as confirmed the agency EFE a spokesman for the Israeli Foreign Ministry.
Blinken has on his agenda a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Isaac Herzog and members of Israel’s war cabinet.
Before starting his trip, Blinken wrote on the social network X (formerly Twitter) that he will work “with regional leaders to protect civilians and prevent the spread of conflict” and defended “broader peace and security in the region”.
“We are determined to avoid escalation on any of these fronts, whether in southern Lebanon, the West Bank or anywhere else in the region,” he told the press before starting a trip that will also take him to Jordan and Turkey.
The American Secretary of State was in Israel for the last time on October 16, after an intense trip through the Middle East with stops in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Jordan.
During the visits, the member of the US government was part of the negotiations for a “humanitarian pause” agreement in the conflict, which allowed aid to enter Gaza.
Blinken’s first visit to Israel took place on October 8, one day after the start of the war against Islamic militias in Gaza, which took him to other countries in the region to address the new war, which has already been going on for 28 days.
The President of the United States, Joe Biden, who also visited Israel on October 18, defended on Wednesday (1st) the need for a “pause” in Israeli bombings in the Gaza Strip to remove hostages taken by Hamas from the territory. , reiterating its support for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Washington defended “humanitarian pauses” in Gaza during a speech by Blinken before the UN Security Council, although it did not adhere to the call for a ceasefire that UN Secretary-General António Guterres had made shortly before. (EFE Agency)
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